"Inspiration was right on the doorstep for Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch when it came to creating "Light, Time and Facades".

The longtime Innisfail artist has worked out of her Rankin Street studio for eight years but it wasn't until two years ago that she suddenly noticed a simple but captivating sight just across the road.

Ms Madsen-Pietsch has based her latest piece, part of Sugarama Gallery's new exhibiton "Duality", on the reflections of Rankin Street buildings in windows across the street.

She said she had been snapping pictures of art deco buildings to finish a film when she stumbled on the images captured in her painting.

"It was late afternoon light and it's (image) been the basis of mono prints before this - but I'm very happy with this result," Ms Madsen-Pietsch said.

Fifteen Innisfail Art Society Members are part of "Duality" which opens this Sunday.